West Beach

West Beach is a seaside suburb of , . It is located predominantly within the , with the remainder in the ; the latter council area contains most of the suburb's residential land.
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  • Type: Suburb with 4,990 residents
  • Description: suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
  • Also known as: “West Beach, South Australia” and “West Beach, South Australia, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Adelaide Airport and The Old Gum Tree.

Aerodrome
Photo: AtD, Public domain.
is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Located approximately 6 km west of the , the airport served more than 9.1 million passengers in FY26, being Australia’s fifth-busiest airport by passenger movements.

Photo: User A1, Public domain.
is a historic site in , . Near this tree on 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation announcing the establishment of Government of the colony of . is situated 3 km south of West Beach.

River
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The , also known as the Patawalonga Creek, is a river in the western suburbs of the metropolitan area, in . It drains an area of flat, swampy lands formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains or as The Reedbeds, that were drained by the engineering works in the mid-20th century, to enable establishment of and development of residential housing. is situated 2½ km south of West Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adelaide Airport and Fulham.

Suburb
is a suburb in the west of the . The suburb was proclaimed in 1991. Almost the entire area of the suburb is taken up by the and associated businesses.

Suburb
is a western suburb of , . It is located in the .

Suburb
is an inner south-western suburb of , , in the . Originally to be called Morphettville, the name was changed to honour the family estate of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920, who visited the site of the future suburb in 1919. is situated 3 km southeast of West Beach.

West Beach

Latitude
-34.94516° or 34° 56′ 43″ south
Longitude
138.50914° or 138° 30′ 33″ east
Population
4,990
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
4QQW3G35+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 173371721
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8347993
Wiki­data ID
Q7984417
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Satellite Map

Discover West Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“West Beach” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西灘”
  • French: “West Beach”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト・ビーチ”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ بیچ، جنوبی آسٹریلیا”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swan Avenue Playground and Swan Avenue Reserve.

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